I tried out one of the most interesting new watches on the market — here’s what I thought

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Slow watches Life can be hectic, and our relationship to time can suffer because of that.

That's what Christopher Noerskau, the co-founder of the German-designed and Swiss-made Slow watches, wants to change: our relationship with time.

When we asked Noerskau how he and his co-founder came up with the concept for the company's 24-hour dial and single-handed watch, he had this to say:

"The idea is rooted in our own lives. All of [the founders] felt like we were in a hamster wheel, and all us where stressed. The same applied to most people we talked to. It felt like time was not valued anymore, and it was running faster and faster. So we decided to create a product that starts by appreciating time again."

How can a product "appreciate time again," you ask? Well, the Slow watch is designed to stop us from obsessing over seconds ticking away, by removing all moving components, apart from the hour hand. The stylish, slightly squarish, minimalist watch also has a 24-hour dial to make reading time feel more in sync with our natural rhythm, which starts and ends with the sun.

Since a watch's primary function is to tell the time accurately, I was a bit skeptical before trying the watch out for myself. How could a single-handed timepiece tell the time to the minute with precision?

Given that there are no second or minute hands, the Slow watch is actually surprisingly accurate. In the time I've used it, I've never been more than a couple minutes off, and although that may still feel counterproductive, it's actually the whole point of this timepiece. "To know the time plus/minus 1 or 2 minutes is actually more helpful, instead of getting stressed by an over-precise time indication," Noerskau told us. "There's really little need to know if it's 14:32 or 14:33."

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The Slow watch I tried is hands down the most stylish watch I've ever had the pleasure to wear. After having tried their Slow Mo (which is slightly smaller than the Slow Jo, and larger than their Slow O) for the better part of two weeks now, I can personally vouch for its quality and would recommend it to anyone who's looking to stop chasing minutes.

The Slow watch is a subtle reminder to anyone around you that not only do you value your time, but that minutes passing by also don't take control of your life.

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